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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Neuroscience

Background:

  • Antisocial behaviour (ASB) presents significant societal and individual costs.
  • Current cognitive neuroscience approaches may isolate brain development from environmental influences, limiting understanding of ASB risk.
  • An 'essentialist' framework focusing solely on brain and cognition is insufficient.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To advocate for studying brain and cognitive development within a relational and social transactional context.
  • To introduce the concept of the "embedded brain" for understanding ASB development.
  • To highlight the need for unified methods to study the embedded brain for improved ASB interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual framework development.
  • Literature review integrating cognitive neuroscience, developmental psychology, and social science.
  • Emphasis on transactional and iterative processes in development.

Main Results:

  • The "embedded brain" approach offers a more comprehensive model for understanding developmental risk in ASB.
  • Integrating social and environmental factors with brain development is essential.
  • Current methodologies need refinement and unification to support this integrated approach.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding the developmental origins of antisocial behaviour necessitates a shift from isolated brain studies to an "embedded brain" perspective.
  • This relational, contextual approach is vital for advancing prevention and intervention strategies for ASB.
  • Further methodological development is required to fully implement and benefit from the "embedded brain" framework.